The Gerald R Ford class carriers will have a larger flight deck, improved weapons handling and a new A1B nuclear propulsion and electricity generation system

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The Gerald R. Ford CVN 78 is the first ship in the first new aircraft carrier class in over 40 years and Northrop Grumman has received a $5.1 billion, seven-year contract for its construction, which is scheduled to be delivered to the Navy in 2015.